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A$180,******/yr - A$230,******/yr
About the Client:
Our client is a large, nationally recognised organisation operating a complex and distributed workforce model that includes contractors, labour-hire providers, licensees and outsourced partners.
With increasing regulatory scrutiny and a commitment to strengthening workforce governance, the organisation is expanding its legal and compliance capability and is seeking a technically strong Senior Lawyer to join its team.
About the Role:
In this role, you will provide technical legal leadership across extended-workforce compliance, with responsibility for interpreting and applying workplace legislation, industrial instruments, regulatory guidance and contractor frameworks.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading compliance reviews, audits and investigations across contractor and labour-hire arrangements
Developing and embedding workforce-governance and compliance frameworks
Advising on complex contractor, labour-hire and licence-holder risk issues
Supporting remediation programs arising from breaches or systemic gaps
Working closely with Legal, IR/ER, Procurement, Operations and relevant regulators
Translating legal obligations into practical, operational controls for the business
About You:
You are a senior employment or workplace relations lawyer with deep technical capability and strong judgement.
We are seeking:
Extensive experience advising on the Fair Work Act, minimum entitlements and award/EA interpretation
Strong understanding of labour-hire obligations, independent contracting and extended workforce models
Demonstrated experience drafting and embedding compliance or governance frameworks
Confidence managing high-risk matters with limited supervision
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across operational and legal teams
The ability to analyse complex fact patterns and translate them into clear advice
Knowledge of the Transport Safety Act or similar transport regulatory frameworks (highly advantageous)
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